Pilot vs Truewind vs Basis vs Puzzle
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Pilot
AI-assisted bookkeeping, tax and CFO services for US start-ups
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Basis
AI agents that take the first pass on accounting work, for review by a...
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Puzzle
AI-native general ledger for startups, with real-time burn and runway
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6 / 10 | 6.8 / 10 | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Subscription | Contact | Enterprise | Subscription |
| Free tier | — | — | — | No free plan. Starter is free for the first 2 months |
| Paid from | $99/month (Essentials, up to $100,000 monthly expenses) | Not published. Plans are quoted by workflow and close complexity after a demo | Quoted after a demo or from the waitlist; no published prices | From $30/mo (Starter, monthly billing); $24/mo billed yearly |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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| Founded | 2017 | 2023 | 2023 | — |
| Maker | — | — | — | Independent (Puzzle Financial Inc.) |
| Verdict | Pilot is a managed back office for US start-ups and small businesses: bookkeeping, tax filing, fractional CFO work and outsourced operations, delivered by Pilot staff on top of its own AI Accountant software. Essentials,... |
Truewind is a focused close tool: transaction coding, prepaid and fixed-asset schedules, reconciliations and pre-close flux checks, delivered as reviewable work with evidence attached and posted straight into Sage Intacc... |
Basis sells agents that do the accounting work rather than assist with it: they prepare returns from intake to review-ready workpapers, run the month-end close and execute audit testing, then hand finished, source-cited... |
Puzzle is a well-designed ledger for venture-backed US startups that want live financial metrics and heavy automation with a human reviewer in the loop, and its pricing is transparent. It is in transition: its accounting... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.